Characters in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently

An eccentric private detective who believes in the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.

Also in The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Richard MacDuff

A computer programmer and former Cambridge student who is drawn into Dirk's investigation after a murder and a string of odd events.

Urban Chronotis

Known as Reg, an elderly Cambridge professor and Richard's former tutor with a mysterious past.

Susan Way

Richard's girlfriend and the sister of his employer, Gordon.

Gordon Way

Susan's brother and Richard's boss, whose death sets the mystery in motion.

Michael Wenton-Weakes

An acquaintance of Susan's who becomes entangled in the mystery.

The Electric Monk

A malfunctioning device built to do people's believing for them.

Janice Pearce

Dirk's long-suffering secretary.

Sergeant Gilks

The police officer investigating the case.